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Talking TV episodes

February 09, 2024 Laura Ling On Building A Very Local Streamer From Scratch
In just over two years, Hearst Television’s Very Local streaming service has built a library of dozens of titles and more than 500 original episodes. VP Laura Ling explains how the streamer makes cable-quality shows at scale and on a lean budget.
29 min
February 02, 2024 Putting An End To Drive-By Reporting At NY1
Annika Pergament’s new weekday newscast on NY1, The Rush Hour, wants to offer an epilogue to newsworthy stories viewers have invested in “to see how they pan out.”
26 min
January 26, 2024 How NBCU Local Is Strategizing On FAST Channels
Angela Grande, director of streaming news channels at NBCUniversal Local, says FAST channels represent a unique and powerful opportunity for local news, but choreographing the
relationships between stations, platforms and tech partners is a fast-evolving dance.
23 min
January 19, 2024 News Literacy Project Targets A Threat To Democracy
Next week is National News Literacy Week, and the News Literacy Project’s Peter Adams and Hannah Covington share tips on what TV newsrooms can do every day to help better equip their viewers with critical skills while building trust.
20 min
January 12, 2024 RTDNA’s Shelley On ‘Most Important Election Of Our Lifetime’ For Local TV News
RTDNA President-CEO Dan Shelley says TV news’ credibility is on the line in this election year as never before, and he has some advice on how stations can recapture viewers’ trust.
23 min
January 05, 2024 NAB’s LeGeyt ‘Very Disappointed’ In FCC’s Ownership Decision
NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt says he’s “tremendously frustrated” with the FCC’s late December decision to reaffirm and tighten its regulations on broadcast ownership. So, what’s the organization’s next move?
22 min
December 15, 2023 Ghosts Of TV’s Christmas Past And Future In 2024
TVNewsCheck Editor at Large Harry Jessell and Editor Michael
Depp look back over an eventful year in broadcast business news and ahead to the steepest challenges it will confront in 2024.
41 min
December 08, 2023 Fox Weather Marks A Second Anniversary
Britta Merwin, a Fox Weather meteorologist and co-host of its morning block, says the network’s success so far stems from its unique distribution strategy.
21 min
December 01, 2023 WCBS Widens Its Community Reporting Web In NYC
Johnny Green, president and GM of CBS-owned WCBS New York, and Sarah Burke, the station’s VP and news director, say its community-focused reporters are gaining traction — and trust —
in the neighborhoods where they’ve been embedded, a strength to draw on in a fractious news year ahead.
27 min
November 17, 2023 Fox’s Portia Bruner Finds Her Place In Talk
Portia Bruner, a former anchor at Fox-owned WAGA Atlanta, is in the second season of an eponymous talk show also getting national carriage on Fox Soul. National syndication is next in her sights.
29 min

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Talking TV is a podcast that covers the business of television broadcasting, an evolving industry serving audiences over the air, on cable, online, on mobile and on over-the-top TV platforms.